strypey

strypey, 7 days ago

@RexRedbone
> Oh should come over to No Authority Social lol

Who asked you to sit at our table? ; )

(in case it's not clear, I'm roleplaying the problem I described in the OP)

strypey, 7 days ago

I may have misread Jo Moir's intention there. But it just infuriates me that not only will those on benefits not get anything much from NatACT First's tax cuts, they're also effectively cutting benefits by changing the way benefit rises are calculated. All while restoring prescription charges and increasing the cost of public transport. So their answer to a cost of living crisis, is to take money from those with the least, and give it to mainly to those with the most.

#FacePalm

strypey, 7 days ago

Political ShowerThought; if central govt sets a standard for something, it ought to fund local government to bring their infrastructure and services up to that level. If a local govt body sets a standard for themselves, it's reasonable for its ratepayers to foot the bill in full.

For example, if it's up to councils to decide whether to supply water and in what condition, they pay. But if the govt mandates they supply drinkable water, they ought to subsidise the cost of doing so.

strypey, 7 days ago

@polotek
> My understanding is that pleroma has it's own flavor of ActivityPub?

It's a distinct implementation in a different language (Elixir). But it uses the same client>server API as Mastodon. So in theory you can swap out the backend for Pleroma and keep using the Mastodon web app, or any apps you normally use with Mastodon. That's what we intend to do for instances hosted by Bridge Seat Co-op.

strypey, 8 days ago

@RickiTarr
> If the gods exist, it's mighty presumptuous to think they have our best interests at heart, or even think about us at all

If Terry Pratchett's Small Gods is to be believed, they think about nothing else, but they care about our interests only when it serves their own best interests.

strypey, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago)

@lhgmk2
> Only thing that can remotely frustrate that is voting third party

... and/or campaigning for proportional representation. A Labour party that swung wildly to the right, followed by a tory one that went even further to the right, was a key part of how NZ got MMP for general elections.

FYI After having experienced a number of NZ elections using both MMP (central government) and STV (local government), I'd suggest pushing for the latter.

@seawall

strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
> The fundamental issue of governance on the fediverse seems to be that somebody on earth disagrees with you and might say so using their own hardware and software, and you don't want to let them

As a generalisation, that's a strawman. Yes, there are a tiny minority of people this bloody-minded, and I disagree with them as much as you do. But the debates around moderation in the fediverse are generally far more nuanced than that.

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strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
But the tools for enabling people to enact such choices can also, if poorly designed, be used to control or limit what people see without their consent. I presume we agree that this is undesirable.

So it's good there's an open debate about moderation, and how the tools for doing it can and ought to work in a federated network. Don't you think?

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strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
It's not about giving people control over what other people say...

> using their own hardware and software

That's obviously impossible.

Rather it's about giving people control over what slice of the verse they see, at any given time. I defend anyone's right to post Goatse memes. I equally defend anyone's choice not to see them. I defend their choice to Mute instances known to host spammers, or Block those known ot host doxxers. At an instance as well as a per-account level.

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strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
> there's a lot of "governance" I see which just looks like attempts at bullying and domination to me

Ditto.

> The ideal for me would be having the ability to paint with as thin a brush as possible to achieve the desired result

Again, ditto. But I'm very aware I don't fit any of the demographics that seem to paint a target on people's backs when they go online. Eg I've been dogpiled, but never with rape or death threats. So I'm cautious about generalising from my mod tool usage.

strypey, 7 days ago

@billyjoebowers
> I saw this movie as an adult when it came out and had different feelings at the time

What sort of feelings? I was a teenager the first time I saw it. I thought it was a clever script. It made me question my assumptions in all sorts of areas. Take that climactic scene where Bill asks Prendergast something like 'how did I become the bad guy'? I really felt for him, despite my natural inclination at the time to write off someone like him, even without the violent rampage.

strypey, 7 days ago

@billyjoebowers
> As an aside, not sure about the accent, but the only people I knew who loved it at the time were from Ireland

The Drinker is Scottish. Getting them confused is as understandable as confusing USAmericans and Canadians if you're not familiar enough with the accents. Also just as likely to cause offence ; )

strypey, 7 days ago

@billyjoebowers
> Yeah, I hesitated to even mention it

My family hasn't lived in Scotland for at least 4 generations, so no offence taken... as long as you don't start mistaking kiwi accents for Ozzie accents ; )

strypey, 7 days ago

@box464
> Still getting my bearings about how to make a smaller instance just as vibrant. Relays? Being more lax about who I follow?

One thing I would definitely do if I started my own instance is to have 2 accounts on it.

With one I'd curate selectively, as you've been doing. With the other, I'd follow as widely as possible, while still filtering out noise. The first account is where you live. The second populates your federated timeline, hashtag searches etc.

@newsmast @Flipboard @mammoth

strypey, 7 days ago

@cliffwade
> This isn't a paid position unfortunately as it would be volunteer just as is running most every instance here in the Fediverse

For now. If we want to avoid the verse being taken over by predatory corporations, just like the web in general, we need to find ethical ways to pay people working on programming, hosting, moderation etc. Bridge Seat Co-op is our attempt at that;

https://bridgeseat.substack.com/p/coming-soon

strypey, 7 days ago

@jackyan
> Broadcast

So if the same TVNZ midday news you used to watch was streamed online instead of broadcast, it wouldn't fit the bill?

strypey, 7 days ago

@jackyan
> if the same TVNZ midday news you used to watch was streamed online instead of broadcast, it wouldn't fit the bill?

> Correct. I just want to turn on the TV

So the problem is not so much that TVNZ isn't making a midday news report, but rather that you struggle to get your (presumably digital and net-connected) TV to play an up-to-date news report at midday (your time)?

strypey, 7 days ago

@jackyan
Sorry if it seems like I'm splitting hairs or interrogating you (or just boring you). I'm just trying to deepen my understanding of how and why these big changes in news affect people. So I can factor it in when brainstorming potential bottom-up solutions.

strypey, 7 days ago

@jackyan
> If they made it, Iʼd watch it... Iʼm sure you were alive when this was what everyone did

I remember the 1984 election. So, yes, I was. Curious how you formed the impression I wasn't.

strypey, 7 days ago

@jackyan
> It did a bit mate!

Humble apologies.

> Once I have to hunt for it, then itʼs no longer relaxing viewing

You find watching the news relaxing? 😳

strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
Wow! That's an incredibly thorough explanation. Thanks for putting in the effort. I hope you've put it up as a blog piece or somewhere less ephemeral than the verse, as it's a valuable contribution to the debate on the logistics of passenger rail.

Obviously I'm going to need to think about it deeply and carefully before responding, because you've covered a lot of ground there (pun intended).

@fgraver @AccordionBruce @tbaldauf

strypey, 7 days ago

@sj_zero
> You're not the first person to suggest a blog, but it's more about the journey

Fair enough. I just wanted to make sure you know that what you've written would be worth preserving and circulating, if you were so inclined.

@fgraver @AccordionBruce @tbaldauf
@lightweight